Leader of California charity arrested for defrauding the homeless out of millions in aid 

Federal prosecutors on Friday arrested a California charity director charged with wire fraud after he allegedly siphoned millions of dollars meant to combat homelessness in Los Angeles to bankroll his lavish personal life.

Alexander Soofer, 42, was arrested on a federal criminal complaint accusing him of fraudulently obtaining more than $23 million in taxpayer funds and pocketing at least $10 million.

Prosecutors in the U.S. Attorney’s office for the Central District of California said in a news release that Soofer used the money to purchase a $7 million home in Westwood, a $125,000 Range Rover, private school tuition for his children, private jet travel, and stays at luxury hotels domestically and abroad.

“California is the poster child of rampant fraud, waste, and abuse of tax dollars,”